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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What function is vitamin A?






2. Name six sources of grains






3. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






4. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






5. The higher the BMR a client has --






6. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






7. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






8. What is the function of vitamin C?






9. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






10. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






11. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






12. Fats can lead to some medical problems






13. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






14. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






15. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






16. When does BMR increase?






17. Sources of fats






18. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






19. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






20. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






21. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






22. What is the function of vitamin E?






23. What is normal BMI?






24. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






25. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






26. What is RDA of protein?






27. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






28. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






29. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






30. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






31. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






32. Where can you get more vitamin D?






33. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






34. What function is vitamin D?






35. What foods have high quality protein?






36. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






37. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






38. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






39. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






40. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






41. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






42. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






43. What does DASH stand for?






44. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






45. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






46. What type of people need extra protein?






47. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






48. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






49. What is normal albumin levels?






50. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?